Cell phone news: I recently switched my cell service from Cingular to AT&T. First, the good news: I was one of the few who, when taking advantage of the new rules that let you keep your number, it worked for…too well. You see, I ordered it from AT&T's website, 2 days before my Cingular contract was set to expire. Knowing it would take a couple of days to get the phone, I knew the timing would work.

Except it didn’t.

AT&T transferred my number to the new phone in 30 minutes. Trouble was, the phone it transferred it to was in Ft. Worth, TX., awaiting shipment to me. Worse, it canceled by Cingular service immediately. That means those wonderful $300 early termination fees: early being 2 days. Luckily, between waiting on hold for both AT&T & Cingular, we got it straightened out, and 2 days later, all was fine.

The new service is actually great: much better coverage than Cingular, and no dropped calls. The mMode is actually quite usable, and MMS'ing with other AT&T folks is great. The T616 Sony Ericsson Phone is amazing: small as my T68i was, with 3x the screen, and a much better OS. I cannot recommend it enough. Bluetooth works spectacularly with it.

My bill will be ½ what it was, with ATTWS.com's promos. The mobile to mobile package makes my bill quite acceptable. And it all works perfectly with the Palm, as well! And I have to say, the built in camera is a blast,

Finally, as a fringe benefit, it means that cell@tretakoff.com is working again, so mobile emails are now back in session. :-)
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